More Studio Ghibli 4K restorations are coming to IMAX in 2026
IMAX and animation distributor GKids are bringing more 4K Studio Ghibli restorations to the biggest screens in 2026. This announcement follows the IMAX release of Princess Mononoke this year, with ongoing restorations directly overseen by Studio Ghibli’s Atsushi Okui, who has been with the company since 1993.
Okui was the director of digital imaging in 2023 The boy and the heronwhich was also the first Ghibli picture to get the IMAX treatment. The tastes of My Neighbor Totoro And Spirited Away have also had theatrical re-releases in recent years. GKids leads the North American distribution of the Japanese animation giant’s films across all platforms and has worked with IMAX on various projects since 2021.
It looks like the remaining Ghibli titles scheduled for IMAX theatrical releases in the US will arrive one by one, and GKids isn’t saying how many we can expect, or what they’ll follow. Princess Mononoke with next year. I did a quick check of upcoming notable anniversaries, and 2026 actually marks 40 years of Castle in the Skybut one of the studio’s more recent films might be a more obvious guess for a 4K renovation. Time will tell.
